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One of the most frustrating side effects associated with overall blood glucose control improvement in people with diabetes using intensive insulin therapy is weight gain. The addition of Symlin (pramlintide) to intensive insulin therapy for diabetes treatment improves long-term blood glucose control beyond that obtained with insulin therapy alone and significantly decreases weight gain and risk of hypoglycemia events. Pramlintide (Symlin) is an analogue to the native amylin.